Travel to My Hometown

Sharon Zhang

There are a lot of nice places you can travel in this world. Some people like travelling

with their family on vacation days; that’s a nice plan to relax.

However, I prefer to travel to the place where I grew up rather than the beautiful

landscape – because I love my hometown and many of my best childhood memories are there.

My siblings and I grew up there. There are many mountains surrounding that small village.

Fish ponds, orchards, and many of the fields are the property of our family. A clear stream

flows in front of our house. We had a lot of animals like ducks, pigs, dogs, chickens, cows,

geese, horses and sheep, so we had a very interesting childhood.

In spring we played in the stream. We swam in the fish pond in the summer. In the

autumn we picked the fruit in the orchard. In winter we went sledding on the slopes of snow.

Now I would like to drive to my hometown with my family. We like to eat the food in

our hometown. We also love to pick wild herbs on the mountain because the air in the

mountains is very good. It makes me very happy and relaxed. Even though I walk all day, I

still have plenty of energy.

In autumn, we went to help my cousin with the harvest. Actually, in the harvest season

it’s busy and hard. We worked hard together, and after a few days’ work I felt exhausted and

my body ached. But I think it was a very good opportunity to exercise.

Every time I travel to my hometown, I feel excited and happy. I hope I have more time

to go there.

Moonshine

Natalia Briceno

We were bored of the heat and tranquility of my city, so some of my friends and I

decided go to go camping.

We all agreed to go somewhere near where we lived. We were under the floodgates of

the dam “La Paloma,” a green place with many trees and a small river running down from the

high Andes Mountain leading to the shores of the Pacific Ocean. Due to the droughts of those

years, the river had lost its strength and beauty. So everyone prepared their camping supplies,

food and water. My neighbor, one of my best friends from my childhood, prepared some

sandwiches and bought fruit and water to carry. My cousin and her boyfriend, on the other

hand, also got everything for that Saturday afternoon. We were all to meet there, so we slowly

began to gather our friends.

The men began to set up the tents; the women prepared the fire and meat to roast and

at night perked up with a small battery-powered radio.

Illuminated by our campfire, sitting on the ground or on some old tree trunks, we

realized that we were more people than we thought. Some sent word to their friends and these

others. In the end we were more than fifteen people, from a group that started with seven.

The sky was spectacular! You could heard the run of the river and the night birds who

wandered in the vegetation that night. And the smell of nature is always a pleasure to my

senses. UUHHMM!

My grandfather Gabriel, a countryman all his life and passionate about mining, I

remember him grinding stones to extract the gold. And also he had a plot where he cultivated

grapes, avocados, peaches, figs, nuts, apples and others. It was beautiful especially because we

were just steps from the river of Tulahen that for those years flowed generously.

Most of the time my cousins, my brothers and I went there every summer. I remember

my grandfather secretly prepared his famous concoctions of grapes, and as a little girl at that

time I was prohibited to drink. “It’s only for the biggest who can taste these delicacies!” he

said.

We all laughed together that night with my friends. Some of them danced, others joked.

And I remember some of them swimming in the river that night.

My cousin started to call everyone and yelling "Make a row, make a row!" He was

carrying in his hand a special bottle of the concoction which only my grandfather knew how to

prepare. Proud of him, I told everyone it had been prepared by my dear Grandfather Gabriel a

long time ago; may he rest in peace! Everyone raised their glasses and we made a toast on his

behalf and we drank his famous concoction.

What else? Don’t ask me, because I don’t remember.

Contemporary Art in Old-Fashioned Frames

Zoryana Gustulyak

During spring break I visited a lot of nice places. I went to the Brooklyn Botanic

Garden, the Brooklyn Museum, the Museum at Eldridge Street, the High Line, and Chelsea

Market. The most unforgettable place was the Welancora Gallery. It is a private gallery that

exhibits contemporary art.

Certainty of form is not important in contemporary art. It is a kind of art that allows any

expression of the main idea that the artist would like to share with the audience.

Contemporary art and graphic design have the same goal. They inform by simple symbols that

are common to me because I work in graphic design.

The owner of this gallery is Ive N. Tones. I met her at the English-Speaking Union. She

worked there as a volunteer. I found out she is interested in contemporary art and has a

contemporary art gallery. I am a new immigrant and for me it is very interesting to improve

my English with real Americans, especially in fields that are interesting for me.

I asked her about visiting this gallery. It’s in a historic brownstone building in

Brooklyn, New York. This is a very beautiful property with a high ceiling, old-fashioned stairs

and balusters. The heavy door and window frames are colored in typical dark brown. All

decorations are made from wood. There are a lot of ornaments carved on the jamb and eaves.

The high windows give enough light that makes an inside environment natural and favorable

for exhibiting artworks. In the middle of both halls there are big mirrors in heavy frames.

There is the nice smell of wood and oil colors.

The current exhibition gathers artworks from twenty-six female visual artists. It’s called

“The Art of Her Story.” All artworks express the view how women, specifically women of the

African diaspora, perceive themselves and how society perceives them. My favorite picture is

“Chimera” by Aisha T. Bell. This is a silhouette of a woman made in mixed media. Her ceramic

head tears away from the body on canvas.

It was an amazing event. I am looking forward to visit the next exhibition.

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next exhibition.

Spring Break

Stacy Situ

We had spring break last week. It was a long time for me to do all kinds of things, but I didn’t

have a plan because my husband and I needed to work, so… I didn’t have a wonderful

vacation.

Fortunately, my co-worker and I have the same day off. We planned to go to the

Botanical Garden in Brooklyn. This is cherry blossom season; we wanted to relax and unstress

ourselves. We scheduled to meet on Friday in the afternoon. At 12 pm we met at the Botanical

Garden entrance. In order for us to get discounted admission tickets, we asked one of our

friends who has a student I.D. to buy all of our tickets. The discount was 50% off.

There was not a lot of people, we took our time to enjoy the beautiful plants and

flowers. We walked around, played around, made fun of each other, and took many pictures of

each other. The weather was nice, the sun was shining – that made the flowers bright and

colorful. They were many different kinds of plants and flowers, and they were from many

different countries.

By the time we walked around the garden, it was time for dinner. My tummy was

making sounds, so we went to Starbucks for a light treat. I brought a caramel Frappuccino for

half price.

We went around for the car and drove to Queens for an all-you-can-eat sushi dinner. On

the BQE from Brooklyn to Queens, there was very heavy traffic. It took almost two hours to

get to our destination.

When we arrived at the restaurant, there were a lot of people waiting for seats. I had

high expectations that the food would be very delicious. I picked up one piece of sushi. I

expected it to be very tasty. I chewed, I chewed, I chewed, and swallowed. It was awful, it was

not tasty, it was not worth the price and not worth waiting to get in.

This is one of my mini spring break events.

Vacation with My Mother

Diana Valenzuela

When it comes to travel, my country, Colombia, offers many alternatives and diversity

of climates. Whatever your preference, when holiday comes, hot or cold, beach or mountain,

walking, climbing or just relaxing, you'll always find a place where you can escape from the

routine and make it your paradise for a few days.

Three years ago, I thought about spending time alone with my mother and we made a

plan for a few weeks. We finally decided that we would travel to the Colombian Caribbean

coast in my car so we would be able to stop where we wanted to and visit everything we could

along the way.

As we traveled, the two of us alone, we made several stops along the way and took the

opportunity to visit important sites.

This is how I started my last vacation in Colombia before coming to live in the United

States. We left Cali for Medellin on December 24, 2013, and arrived at the City of Eternal

Spring, as it is known, when it was already dark and stayed at my aunt's house.

In Colombia it is a tradition to celebrate Christmas on December 24, so we had a typical

Christmas dinner and shared buñuelos and natilla and gave each other gifts called aguinaldos.

The next day, December 25, we visited with my aunt the Pueblito Paisa and the Plaza

Botero. Pueblito Paisa (Little Town) is located on the top of Nutibarra Hill. This replica of a

typical turn-of-the-century Antioquia town comes complete with its traditional stone fountain

in the middle of the town square and is surrounded by the church and rectory, the mayor’s

office, a barber shop, and a one-room school house. Pueblito Paisa is an icon to the people of

Antioquia (Antiqueños) since its inception. From there we enjoyed the beautiful view of the

city.

Plaza Botero, or Sculpture Plaza, is a perfect mix of art, culture and nature in which

there are twenty-three of Botero’s bronze sculptures. Donated by Medellin’s own Fernando

Botero years ago and put into place during 2002, they adorn the surrounding area and create

an amazing outdoor exhibit. Among the pieces worth admiring are “The Hand,” “Eve,”

“Maternity,” “Man on Horseback,” and “Roman Soldier,” to name a few. We took many

photos of these famous sculptures.

On December 26 we traveled from Medellin to Tolu. This is a small town located in

northern Colombia with beautiful beaches that are visited each year by millions of tourists.

From there we also visited the Archipelago de San Bernardo. This is a beautiful

collection of Caribbean islands, and we spent a day (December 27) on Isla Palma and visited

an Ecological Park. The next day we went to the mud volcano of San Antero.

The last day, December 29, we went to Coveñas and the Caimanera Swamp.

On December 30, we traveled to Cartagena very early. This beautiful city is located

three hours from Tolú. It is a city full of history, colonial buildings and many tourist sites to

visit.

We had already been other times in Cartagena in different circumstances, but this time

we were together on vacation and decided to explore the city.

So we visited the San Felipe Castle and the Hill of la Popa, in the afternoon we were on

the beaches of Bocagrande, and at night we went to eat at the small square of San Francisco

and visited the stronghold of the wall where we looked at the sea and took a ride in a horse-

drawn carriage.

On December 31, we spent the day visiting the Bazurto Market and Playa Blanca and at

night we looked forward to the New Year on the clock of the walled city.

On January 1st, we visited the Rosario Islands, where we saw beautiful fishes and

turtles in the aquarium and for lunch we had fried fish, fried plantains and coconut rice on

Barú Island.

That night we had some cocktails at the hotel at the edge of the sea and enjoyed the

gentle breeze and the live vallenatos music provided by the hotel.

On January 2, our last day, still surrounded by music, we attended a concert by Carlos

Vives and for three hours I saw my mom enjoying herself like never before and dancing and

singing.

The next day, January 3, we woke up early and went to Medellin again. We arrived at

dusk and my mother stayed with my aunt for a week. I had to return on January 4 to Cali as

my vacation had ended.

I must just say that this was the best vacation of my life with my mom and I will never

forget it.

Unforgettable Time

Gina Zhang

When I was a child, when I heard a plane, I would look up at the plane and think “Why

is it so small? Is it magic?”

The first time I took a plane it was very exciting. I sat by the window, and when the plane

was ready to take off, an airline stewardess’ very gentle voice reminded us, “Passengers, please

turn off your phone and fasten your seat belt!” And then when the plane took off, I felt it was

shaking. I was nervous. I looked out of the window and I could see the buildings on the

ground, and they became smaller and smaller. The clouds were under the plane; they looked

so different from the ground. It was amazing. I liked the view very much.

The plane arrived at the destination, but for some reason we couldn’t land. The plane was

hovering in the air for a long time, so our flight was delayed. Even so, we were happy when the

plane landed safely.

It was special for me: my first time on a plane. The airport was very large and wonderful;

there were many planes and people.

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Hainan

Pingting Guan

Hainan has one of the most famous landscapes in China. It's located in the tropical area

at the southern end of China. This place is warm all year round and has no winter.

On May 1st, 2013, it was a holiday in China. It was my first time to go there. Many of my

friends recommended that I travel there. My coworkers and I took the train to Haikou,

Hainan from Guangzhou. It took thirteen hours. We did not feel tired; we were excited.

We rented cars when we arrived at Haikou and drove to Li Jiao, one of my coworker’s

hometown. Coconut palms were everywhere. We had a big dinner. Li Jiao’s parents invited us

to eat dinner, and they cooked the seafood and east goat. East goat is one of the famous dishes

in Hainan. It tasted delicious.

The next morning at 7 am, Li Jiao’s cousin drove us to go sightseeing. We drove to

Tianya Haijiao, Asian Dragon Bay, Sanya Bay, Dongjiao Coconut Plantation, and Holiday

Beach.

We checked into a resort the next day at noon. The resort had a big beach and

swimming pool. We swam, played volleyball and surfed in the daytime. We caught small

crabs, rested on the beach chairs, and listened to the sound of the waves at night. We also

went to see the sunrise in the morning.

Hainan is a good place to relax and depressurize. I really enjoyed my holiday in Hainan.

Graduation Trip

Peter Zhang

I graduated from Wu Han Seminary in 1999. We organized a graduation trip before we

graduated. Our pastor arranged this trip by ship from Wu Han to Jiu Jing’s Lu Mountain for

us in May in that year.

This was my first trip by ship. Even

though I had seen ships pass through Yangtze

River many times, and I also had taken a ferry to

go back and forth between Wu Chang and Han

Kou, I had never taken a ship. I was very excited.

I packed my luggage the day before. I so looked

forward to this trip.

Monday evening, we went to the Wu Han

Gang pier. There were a lot of people who were

waiting to board the ship. We boarded the ship

and found my cabin. I was surprised when I went into it because there were beds, not seats. I

had thought that ships were the same as trains: all passengers had a seat.

I put away my things right way. I went to bed and lay on it. I felt that the ship was

rocked lightly by waves; it was like a baby lying on his mom’s chest. I felt very comfortable.

After the ship sailed, I went to the deck and watched how the ship sailed. The ship cut the

river like a knife and went ahead.

“It is dinner time,” the pastor said. The dinner was very

delicious. There were a lot of seafood dishes. We ate it very

happily. Then we stood on the deck and appreciated the night

view along the river and I felt that gentle wind blowing over

my face. What a nice time!

On Tuesday afternoon, we arrived in Jiu Jing City. Some

people who were church members were waiting for us and

picked us up and brought us to their church. We visited their

pastor first, then we prayed and shared church things with

each other. They prepared a good dinner.

After dinner, they drove us to Lu Mountain. We couldn’t

see outside because it was night. We sat in the bus and we

were bumped punch-drunk by the bus. We asked the driver,

“Drive slower, please.” He answered, “Don’t worry. I’ll drive us

to the mountain with peace. I drive up and down this mountain every day. I know where there

are turns. I can drive with my eyes closed. There are 396 turns and they are one after

another.” Sometimes we met oncoming buses. They scared us with their shouting and

wrangling, but the driver was relaxed and smiled.

We got to a church at the mountain feeling alarmed. We stayed at the church’s hotel.

Even though it was simple, it was very clean. The best thing was that it was free for us.

When we got up the next morning, first we

prayed then we had breakfast. After that, we

visited this beautiful and famous mountain.

Cloud and mist were wreathed between the

hills. Sometimes they covered all hills;

sometimes they covered half the hills;

sometimes they went and floated. They looked

like a jade belt tying the mountainside. I felt I

was walking in the heavens like Sun Wu Kong.

There are many beautiful views on Lu

Mountain. This is Gu Ling Town. It was built

on the mountainside.

Five Old Men. They are the grandest and the

most dangerous peaks. These five peaks look

like five old men who sit on the mountain, so it

is called Five Old Men.

Jin Xiu Valley: it is called Jin Xiu because

there are blossoms in all four seasons. You can

see flowers in any season.

Tian Chi Lake: it is at the top of Tian Chi hill and

it is a rectangle. It was called Free Life Lake

before.

Flowery Path Park: There is a statue and the

house of Bai Ju Yi. He was a famous poet in

China.

Dragon Head Cliff: it was the best place to see

cloud and mist. It was also the best place to see

the sunrise on Lu Mountain.

There were many beautiful places, but we

didn’t have time to see them all because it was

raining. The weather was changeable. It was

cold in the morning; later, it was seething with

mist. The sunlight shined on the whole world at

noon, but in the afternoon, it was raining.

We went back to church and we waited for

the bus to go down the mountain. The next stop

was Shanghai.

Visiting Hong Kong

Wo Qu Hu

Hong Kong used to be an English colony. The people on the Chinese mainland felt that

Hong Kong was a very mysterious island. China got it back from England in 1997. Ever since

1997, I had a dream to visit Hong Kong. In 2004, one day I got the news that regular people

could apply to visit Hong Kong. I was very happy and did it immediately.

In the summer of 2004, my girlfriend and I started our trip to Hong Kong. That was a

beautiful day. When I first stepped into Hong Kong, I took a deep breath and closed my eyes

to feel the difference. We visited the Top of Mountain, Ocean Park, Hong Kong Bay, Hong

Kang, Jiulong and some of my relatives.

The most unforgettable thing was visiting Hong Kong Ocean Park. It was the biggest

ocean park in Asia. That morning, we prepared a lot of food, snacks and water. Even though it

was a little heavy, it was covered by happiness. When we stepped into the park, to the right

were some sculptures of big sea animals. They looked like they were swimming in the ocean

and spraying water. We took out the map and decided to take the sightseeing cable car to the

top, because there are a lot of amusement rides on the top. So we went to the back of the line.

The line was so long. We waited for almost one hour. It was our turn. When I got in the

gondola I was very excited. But when the sightseeing cable car was moving, I was a little

nervous. Because when I looked out of our car I saw we were in the sky. We were at least 60

meters up in the air. But it was a very good spot to see the sights of Hong Kong. When we

arrived the top, there was an announcement that said, "The dolphin show will start in fifteen

minutes." Even though my eyes were attracted to the amusement rides, my body was pulled to

the dolphin show by my girlfriend. Even though I watched the show passively, it was a very

good show.

After the show, we watched polar bears, penguins, sharks, pandas and other animals.

We also rode on some amusement rides too. Even though I didn't want to leave there, it was

almost 5:30 and we had really felt tired and we needed to ride the bus for more than one hour

back to the hotel. So we left Hong Kong Ocean Park and left Hong Kong the next morning.

Because of its mystery, because of the beautiful scenery, because of her, Hong Kong left a

deep impression on me.

Trip Celebrate My Birthday

Saturnina Rosa

It was Saturday, August 8, 2014. It was a sunny and beautiful day. It went to the Green

Mountains to to celebrate my birthday. I went with my daughters and niece and my niece’s

boys.

I went to my niece’s house at night. She prepared the pool for us, but I couldn’t go in

because the town was very cold.

On Saturday morning, she drove us to the Green Mountains. The place was not far from

her house. A small road curved between the trees, like the roads in my country.

Everybody enjoyed the park—especially me. The water park was my favorite. They had

different rides. The park had a wave pool, too. When my daughter saw the wave pool, she did

not want to move to the other side.

We ate delicious bacon hamburgers.

We had a very fun trip.

Journey to the Magic Kingdom

Emma Gonzalez

It was an ordinary day when Peter’s parents decided to go on vacation. They were

thinking about something special for Peter on his birthday. Peter was turning five that

summer.

Peter’s mother came up with the idea to take him to Disney World. His father agreed

and suddenly they started making arrangements for the trip in July 2009. They booked the

flight tickets, hotel, and car rental; everything was set for the special vacation that was also the

celebration of Peter’s birthday.

The day of the trip had arrived! Peter, his mother and father were ready to start their

“Journey to the Magic Kingdom.” The flight was reserved at ten in the morning, so they ran to

the airport. At the airport they checked in their luggage, they passed through security and

finally they got on the plane.

They were excited about that trip. For Peter it was his first trip to Disney World. His

mother and father had been there a couple of times, but they were especially excited because

every time that they had visited Disney World, they transformed themselves into children.

When they arrived at the resort, they organized everything because as soon as Disney

World opened its doors they wanted to be in the line to take advantage and visit as much as

they could. There is so much to see and many activities to do.

On Monday at 8:30 am they started going to “The Magic Kingdom,” their first stop.

They planned to spend all day in Magic Kingdom, and the next day they would be in the

Animal Kingdom, and on the third and fourth days they would be visiting Blizzard Beach and

Epcot theme park.

As soon as they got in the park, they got on the first ride, “The Flying Elephants,” and

they enjoyed the ride so much.

Their next stop was “Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.” They had some trouble there

because the minimum height for kids to get on the ride was 42 inches, but Peter was only 38

inches. They didn’t allow Peter to get on the ride. To tell you the truth, Peter’s mother didn’t

want to go on the ride, so she found the best excuse to stay on earth with Peter. She told her

husband, “Don’t worry, honey. Enjoy the ride—I’ll take care of the boy,” and he went on the

ride.

When he came back, he told his wife, “Now it’s your turn, my love,” but she said, “No,

I’m fine.” But he insisted and said, “No, please go on. I want you to enjoy the ride, too. It’s

very nice.” She didn’t want to show him that she was scared. As soon as she got on the ride,

she closed her eyes and she didn’t open them until the ride was over. She was exhausted.

After so much excitement, they took a break to eat lunch. It looked like it was going to

be a long day of adventure, so they had a good lunch and then they were ready to continue

their journey. They were looking around to see where to go. Peter’s mother was looking for the

Princess Castle and Mickey Mouse House, but her husband likes adventure and adrenalin, so

when he saw ‘The Splash Mountain,” poor Peter and his mother! Because they were forced to

get on that ride.

This time Peter’s father carried Peter to get in line. Lucky for him that the first place

where they measure the kids they didn’t have a measurement tape to measure Peter, so Basil

continued holding Peter in his arms until the final measurement stop. The stairs to go up were

very high and the line was so long. Finally they measured Peter and the guy said to Peter’s

father, “You can’t take this boy on the ride with you, sir. The kid is too small.”

But his father convinced the guy. He said, “Look at the line. It’s very long. How I am

going to get down?” So the guy said, “Okay, so go on.” Peter’s mother offered to go down with

Peter but the husband said, “No, we’re going down this way,” pointing down the mountain. So

there was no choice for Peter and his mother. They got on a tree trunk boat. The ride was nice

until the boat flew down the mountain. Nothing was holding the tree trunk, but the landing

was safe. Peter and his mother lost their breath for a moment.

After that they visited Mickey’s Castle, Winnie the Pooh, and other characters’ houses,

they took a nice ride on the Disney World Railroad. After the railroad ride everybody was

exhausted.

The picture below shows part of the Electric Parade at Magic Kingdom.

They took a small break and they decided not to leave until they could see “The Magic

Kingdom Parade.” They enjoyed this because they thought that it was the best part of all.

Everything was fine. Peter had a lot of fun during their visit to the Magic Kingdom, and so did

his parents. They enjoyed that day.

The show ended with amazing fireworks.

The next day they went to visit another park. They took a lot more pictures but these are those

that they want to share this time.

Thus ends Peter’s story at the Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World.

The Great Falls Park

Jessica Yang

During my spring break, I went to the Great Falls Park in Virginia with my family. It

was an amazing trip.

On the first day, my husband drove us to Washington, D.C., where we met his friend

and had a great dinner.

As for the second day, we went to the Great Falls Park. It was a good place, located

between Maryland and Virginia. On the Maryland side, Great Falls is part of the nearly

20,000-acre Chesapeake and Ohio National Historical Park. There is a haven for hiking, bird-

watching, fishing, nature walks and more. On the Virginia side, the portion is situated inside

the 800-acre Great Falls Park in the town of Great Falls. This side also has miles of multi-use

trails and terrain suitable for such activities as rock climbing, horseback riding and

whitewater kayaking. I love it there because I can go hiking there, but I don't like it there

because there are too many bugs and insects there. When we sat down just to relax, they

swarmed around us. So, we just stayed there two hours, then we went shopping at Macy's.

Then we drove back to New York City.

Even though it was just a two-day trip, I enjoy going anywhere with my family. I loved

going to Great Falls Park. I will go there again!

Love in Korea

Rebecca Kong

Many years ago, I went to Korea. I didn’t go to Korea for a trip, but for a Bible training. I was

so busy at that time. I had a big project, and I did not think I could go to Korea. But my

boyfriend asked me to go to Korea so I put the work aside to fly to Seoul.

I did not have a map, and my phone did not work there. This was my first time to visit this

country, so when I left the subway to find the hotel, I got lost. Now it was night time. I asked a

man how to go to the hotel. He just knew a little English. He could not tell me how to get

there.

Then I saw a police car. There were two policemen; neither of them spoke good English, but

luckily I had my friend’s phone number. She was at the hotel. She could speak Korean. So one

of the policemen called my friend, and after that they took me to the hotel. My boyfriend was

waiting for me there.

The next day we did not have Bible training, so we planned to take the subway to Yoido

Gospel Church. On the way to the subway, we saw many crosses on the buildings. We knew

these were churches. We were so surprised. This was an Eastern county, but every two or

three blocks we saw a church. This is different in the USA. In the USA, I also see many

churches in small cities or towns, but most of the buildings are old. Here most of the church

buildings were new and nice.

Four or five smiling women stood in the subway entrance shouting "Jesus!" in Korean.

And they were handing out Bible brochures to everyone who passed by.

Yoido Gospel Church was spectacular. In one chapel there was a marriage ceremony

happening. I remember one lady sang a beautiful marriage song. It was a holy marriage.